GreekG3691Adjective

ὀξύς

oxus

7Occurrences
G3691Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

keen; by analogy, rapid

probably akin to the base of G188 (ἀκμήν) ("acid");

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.sharp
2.Of motion, swift
LXX: (חַד), (קַל), (שָׁנַן), etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ὀξύς appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
6
Romans
1

Key Passages

Revelation 1:16BSB

He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

Revelation 14:14BSB

And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.

Revelation 14:17BSB

Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.

Revelation 14:18BSB

Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”

Revelation 19:15BSB

And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

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